Textile machine



W. R. GORDON TEXTILE MACHINE May 16, 1939.

Filed Aug. 26, 1958 INVENTOR. W13. Gordon 4 ATTORNEY Patented May 16, 1939 TEXTILE MACHINE William R. Gordon, Stonington, Conn., assignor to The Atwood Machine Company, Stonington, Conn, a corporation of New Jersey Application August 26, 1938, Serial No. 226,993

6 Claims.

This invention relates to textile machines and particularly to the frame structure of a textile machine having a large number of spindles arranged preferably along opposite sides of the machine.

An object of the present invention is to provide a more rigid mounting for the spindles so that their spacing and alignment may be permanent and not require adjustment after the machine has been originally set up and operated.

Another object of the invention is to provide plate-like rail members supported by and between the vertical frames of the machine, these rail members having a plurality of spaced integral brackets outstanding from opposite sides, each bracket having a vertical hole extending therethrough in which a spindle mounting may be secured.

A feature of the invention that is important is that the vertical holes in the brackets may be used for mounting the pivot pin of a swinging type spindle in fixed position.

With the above and other objects in view the invention includes the features of construction and operation set forth in the following specification and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.

In the accompanying drawing annexed hereto and forming part of this specification, I have shown the invention embodied in a twisting machine for silk rayon, etc., but it will be understood that the invention can be otherwise embodied and that the drawing is not to be construed as defining or limiting the scope of the invention, the claims appended to this specification being relied upon for that purpose.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a portion of a machine made according to the present invention, only such parts being shown as are necessary to adequately disclose the invention;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary plan view of rail members constituting primary parts of the invention;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the machine taken on the plane of line 33 of Fig. l; and

Fig. 4 is a central vertical section through one of the frames showing a modified form of construction.

In the above mentioned drawing there has been shown but two embodiments of the invention which are now deemed preferable, but it is to be understood that changes and modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Briefly, and in its preferred aspects, the invention may include the following parts: first, a series of vertical frames on which the operative parts of the machine are mounted; second, plate-like rail members supported upon adjacent frames at their opposite ends and disposed substantially in a horizontal plane from one end of the machine to the other; third, spaced brackets formed integrally on these plate-like members along their opposite sides; fourth, vertical holes Within these brackets; fifth, a pivot pin extending vertically in each bracket; sixth, a swinging bracket mounted on each pivot pin; and seventh, a rotatably mounted spool carrying spindle mounted on each swinging bracket.

Referring more in particular to the details of the drawing there is shown at I!) one of the vertical frames of which there may be several depending upon the number of spindles in the machine. An end frame ll generally similar to the frames 10, and but one of which is shown, are disposed at opposite ends of the machine. On these frames I0 and l l are also mounted operative parts of the machine forming no part of the invention such as the take-up spool driving mechanism, the transverse bar, etc.

Disposed between the frames l l of the machine throughout its length are substantially horizontally mounted plate-like members or rails l2 secured at their opposite ends to adjacent frames. The particular member or rail l2 shown is that between an end frame II and one of the intermediate frames IO. Preferably and as shown 35 the end frame II is provided with a bracket l3 bolted to an intermediate portion to the outer or free end of which one end of a rail l2 may be bolted. Each of the intermediate frames H1 at an intermediate portion is provided with a bracket [4 symmetrically disposed on opposite sides of the frame and preferably formed integrally therewith. To the upper surface of these brackets l3 and I4 adjacent ends of adjacent rails I2 may be bolted as best indicated in Fig. 2. The brackets l3 and I4 have their surfaces to which a member or rail I2 is fastened at the same height so that the members l2 are held with the central portions of their upper surfaces horizontal. By means of these members l2 being of such width and being secured by widely spaced bolts I5 they are rigidly held in fixed position. Also flanges l6 extending throughout the length of the members l2 prevent deflection or vibration during operation.

Spaced uniformly along the opposite sides of the members l2 are outstanding integrally formed brackets II, their upper surfaces extending above the plane of the upper surface of the members l2. Each bracket I1 is bored with a central vertical hole ll through which extends a plvotpin Is. To secure the pin II in nxed position in its, bracket II a taper pin 2! may be driven into the bracket I! transversely of and intercepting a portion of the pin It. Mounted on this pivot pin Is for limited swinging movement is a bracket 2| on which the spindle mounting 22 is secured in any usual or standard manner. The spindle mounting 22 shown in a standard form of enclosed spool type twsting spindle, the enclosure 23 of which is mounted on the bracket 2| and swings therewith.

The spindle mounting 22 when oscillated to its operative position engages the whirl 24 on the spindle against a driving belt 25 extending along the opposite sides of the machine and being driven by any usual means such as by a motor mounted at one end of the machine.

Springs 2i surrounding the lower ends of the pivot pins is normally force the spindle mount ings in directions to contact their whirls 24 with the driving belt 25. Levers 21 formed of heavy wire or rod and bent into the form shown are pivotally mounted in the rail member [2 adjacent each spindle mounting 22 and may be moved to' a position to retain the spindle mounting 22 out of contact from the driving belt. In another position of the levers 21 the springs 26 are free to force their mountings 22 into operative positions.

In Fig. 4 a modified form of the invention is shown in which a cover or strap plate 28 is provided for the purpose of increasing the rigidity of the machine and for more firmly tying the rail plates l2 together. One of these cover plates 20 may be mounted on the adjacent ends of the rail plates l2 and bolted in place by means of the bolts l8. Preferably the plates 28 may be the full width of the rail plates l2 and may be provided with openings therein through which each of the bolts I! may extend so that the rail plates l2 will be held together by these plates 2! above the plates l2 as well as by the integral brackets ll on the intermediate stands ll.

I claim as my invention:

1. A textile machine comprising in combination, a plurality of vertical frames, horizontal members secured at their opposite'ends to adjacent frames, integral brackets i'ormed in said members, and spindle mountings secured in said brackets.

2. A textile machine comprising in combination, a plurality of vertical frames, horizontal plate-like members secured at their opposite ends to adjacent frames, integral brackets formed on opposite sides of said members, and spindle mountings securedin said brackets.

3. A textile machine comprising in combination, a plurality of vertical frames, horizontal plate-like members secured at their opposite ends to adjacent frames, spaced integral brackets formed along the sides of said members having vertical holes extending therethrough, and spindle mountings secured to said brackets in said holes.

4. A textile machine comprising in combination, a plurality of vertical frames, horizontal plate-like members secured at their opposite ends to adjacent i'rames, spaced integral brackets outstanding from the sides of said members and having vertical holes extending therethrough, and spindle mountings pivotally secured to said brackets, the pivots therefor passing through said holes.

5. A textile machine comprising in combination, a plurality of vertical frames, horizontal plate-like members secured at their opposite ends to adjacent frames, integral brackets formed on opposite sides of said members and extending above the central portion of said members, spindle mountings secured in said brackets, and spindles rotatable within said mountings and having their whirls disposed above said central portion of said members.

6. A textile machine comprising in combination, a plurality of vertical frames, horizontal plate-like members secured at their opposite ends to adjacent frames, integral brackets formed on opposite sides of said members and extending above the central portion of said members, spindle mountings pivotally secured in said brackets, and spindles rotatable with said mountings, whereby said spindle mountings and their spindles may be oscillated about said brackets into and out of operative positions.

WILLIAM R. GORDON. 

